Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cable Bay today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cable Bay at 5AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cable Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 16 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 15 | N 15 | SW 3 | N 15 | N 15 | NW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 3 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 107 | 161 | 143 | 267 | 307 | 431 | 476 | 322 | 99 | 79 | 5 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:22PM3.16m | 11:41AM3.27m | 11:57PM3.11m | 12:15PM3.21m | 00:33AM3.02m | 12:51PM3.11m | 1:09AM2.90m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27AM0.24m | 5:50PM0.28m | 6:02AM0.30m | 6:26PM0.36m | 6:38AM0.40m | 7:03PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | 8:21 |
mm | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — | N 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 6 | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 99 | 79 | 12 | 113 | — | — | 220 | 128 | 59 | 42 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 52 | 25 | 10 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | N 17 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | N 16 | N 16 | NW 9 | — | — | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 7 | NW 15 | N 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 7 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 5 | 19 | — | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | — | — | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | SW 3 | — | — | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 12 | 11 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 3 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | 107 | 161 | 143 | 267 | 307 | 431 | 476 | 322 | 106 | 85 | 137 | — | 137 | 312 | — | — | 9 | 10 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 59 | 117 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 100 | 102 | 117 | 116 | 116 | 100 | 124 | 140 | 59 | 59 | 100 | 91 | 59 |
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